Volume 42, Number 13 November 13, 2018 By Emil E. Malizia, Ph.D., FAICP, and Yan Chen Photo: MaLija/Shutterstock.com Since the turn of the century, the spatial pattern of real property development in the United States has changed. Many central cities across the country have attracted impressive amounts of jobs, residents, and investments compared to their […]

A Case Study on Florida’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects Volume 42, Number 12 October 18, 2018 By V. Lynn Hammett, Ph.D, CG; Elaine Worzala, Ph.D, CRE, FRICS; and Tom Springer, Ph.D. Photo: johnmoorefour/Shutterstock.com Introduction Last year, several hurricanes caused major damage in Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico. Now in 2018, Hurricane Florence and Hurricane […]

A Collaborative Approach for a Complex Valuation Engagement and Its Daubert Compliance with Generally Accepted Authorities Volume 42, Number 11 September 18, 2018 By Todd D. Jones, CRE, MAI, FRICS, and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, CPCU Photo: James Kirkikis/Shutterstock.com  Accurate valuations of complex assets require a cooperative multidisciplinary approach. Users of appraisals would be best served if […]

Volume 42, Number 10 August 28, 2018 By Marie-Noëlle Brisson, CRE, and Michael Savoie, Ph.D. Photo: Joyseulay/Shutterstock.com Continued from Volume 42, Number 2. The final piece in this series is Volume 43, Number 1. In our previous article, we explored operational aspects of cybersecurity.  This one focuses on data governance and discusses how it permeates all […]

Volume 42, Number 9 August 14, 2018 By Chris R. Miers, CRE, and Michael McGowan Photo: sdecoret/Shutterstock.com Institutional investors are increasingly considering investing in a dynamic new property sector – data centers. Whether viewed as a subset of their industrial or office property allocations, or as new specialty property type, data centers investments can offer an […]

Volume 42, Number 8 July 31, 2018 By Norman G. Miller, Ph.D.; Paige Mueller, CRE; and Michael J. Dinn, CRE Photo: Arthimedes/Shutterstock.com Research conducted by Norman Miller, Ph.D., University of San Diego; Jeffrey D. Fisher, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Indiana University; Paige Mueller, CRE, at Eigen 10 Advisors, LLC; and Michael Dinn, CRE, at Dinn Focused Marketing. Continued from Volume 42, Number 6: […]

Volume 42, Number 7 May 15, 2018 By Kerry M. Jorgensen, MAI Special-purpose properties present some unique valuation challenges. For property tax assessments, in condemnation proceedings and even in mortgage lending, debates regarding the proper basis of a value opinion are common. A special-purpose property is, “A property with a unique physical design, special construction […]

Volume 42, Number 6 April 18, 2018 By Paige Mueller, CRE Research conducted by Norman Miller, Ph.D., University of San Diego; Jeffrey D. Fisher, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Indiana University; Paige Mueller, CRE, at Eigen 10 Advisors, LLC; and Michael Dinn, CRE, at Dinn Focused Marketing. Continued in Volume 42, Number 8: “Housing Demand and Immigration Trends”. The U.S. rental housing market has been […]

Volume 42, Number 5 March 21, 2018 By Hugh F. Kelly, PhD., CRE The subject of “event risk” has been gaining in prominence in investment planning by institutional portfolio managers.1 Weather catastrophes, earthquakes, terrorism and other events that do not fit neatly into models of portfolio risk and return have, because of stark experience, become […]

Volume 42, Number 4 February 20, 2018 By Roy J. Schneiderman, CRE, and Michael McGowan Institutional investors historically have been relatively slow to embrace public real estate1 as a significant part of their allocation to real estate.  Real estate allocations of most pension funds and other institutions are overwhelmingly, and in many cases entirely, invested in […]